Stories

Doutzen & GLAMOUR to Save the Elephants!

Some of fashion's biggest names and brands have coming together in what is one of the biggest social media campaigns of the year, which launched on September 9th! We've got the wonderful folk at Glamour behind it and out front leading the...

Celebrating the triumph of an Elephant Scholar

Eleven years ago, a very bright Samburu boy from Oldonyiro, was lucky to be among the few students who were identified and enrolled to the Save the Elephants/Elephant Watch Scholarship Program. It has been an awe-inspiring journey for everyone here...

Elephant Crisis Fund Interim Report 2016

While there are some early signs of hope for the future of Africa’s elephants, they are still facing a crisis. The high price of ivory continues to attract the attention of organized crime syndicates, inciting corruption and poaching that are...

Matt Gets the Royal Treatment

Born around 1971, Matt has been known to Save the Elephants (STE) researchers since the early years of our Samburu Elephant project. Back then he was among the youngest of the mature bulls. Today he is one of the oldest and largest elephants left in...

Celebrate World Elephant Day

Save The Elephants' 2016 limited edition T-Shirt series is out! Following the runaway success of the 2014 and 2015 designs we've had lots of enquires about this year's version, so here it is. Don't miss out!This one we've named 'Make Way for...

Broken Ear Club

Floppy-eared Frida of the Artists 2 family is an orphan who will always have a special place in my heart. Frida’s mother died during treatment for a bullet wound when she was only 6 years old. Perhaps it was her very broken left ear, draped...

An Open air trial and a new National Park!

A Bright Spot Deep in the ForestDeep in the Congo forest, one small organization has taken a stand against poaching. The Lukuru Foundation has been working for the past 10 years in one of the remotest, most biodiverse regions, with help of some...

Communities vow to end illegal killings of elephants

Since the beginning of this year, there have been reports of a rise in the illegal killing of elephants on the East of Matthews Ranges. These killings have been a worrying issue to the stakeholders operating along that area; Save The Elephants,...

Young female elephants filling the shoes of their poached mothers:

Matriarchs:Elephants are well-known for their close family ties and social complexity with no individual having more of an impact on the family than the matriarch. Often the oldest and largest adult female in the family, the matriarch is the core of...